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Originally Posted by Osem
No it isn't. Across Europe we have living (and dying tragically) proof that the policy of admitting more migrants only causes more to follow and creates huge entirely predictable problems. Anyone who refutes that does so in spite of the proof. That's not the same as a glib statement along the lines of all Tories hate the poor...
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That proof isn't there or isn't convincing. How do you know that these immigrants wouldn't come anyway and attempt to get in via other means? We did try to stop the rescue attempts at sea and people came anyway nor is there a test case we can use to show that it is policy of admitting migrants than cause them to come.
Still you might be right on that. I am not sure. What I was commenting on is that a lot of people are clearly conflicted on the issue (even people are are traditionally anti-immigration) and that doesn't mean they are deluded, hypocritical or otherwise have a simplistic motivation.
Even the right-wing press and UKIP seem rather unsure what to make of it all. It's only on here and Facebook that I see such confidence in approaching the issue. I think that suggests it isn't so clear-cut.